One Year In: Parenting lessons learned from the pandemic
Today – March 11 – marks exactly one year since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Covid-19 a global pandemic. As a journalist and working mom of three children, I’m especially preferential to how this time has impacted families. While it’s safe to say that we’ve all come a long way since those first few terrifying and agonizing weeks of Spring 2020, there are still many who continue to struggle and cope. And for more still, the learning journey and daily rigmarole continues to evolve. I know this is true for me. My husband and I are working together as a team more than e ....
Next step for Memorial Park Master Plan
The city has taken several steps in preparing a Master Improvement Plan for Memorial Park, which sits on about 31 acres, located on the west side of State Road, between North Akins Road and Royalton Road. The plan began last fall, when city administrators commissioned Cleveland-based Behnke Landscape Architecture for the project. Behnke is a leader in planning and designing award-winning outdoor places. Currently, Memorial Park is the home of tennis, basketball and volleyball courts, a playground, a community garden, a skate park, a pavilion that overlooks a small pond and restroom faciliti ....
Schools provide preliminary updates on end-of-year events
“People will be able to plan for proms; they’ll be able to plan for graduation. There’s no reason these events cannot occur if we follow basic safety protocols.” These words, spoken by Gov. Mike DeWine during a Feb. 25 press conference, are the go-ahead high schoolers here and everywhere in Ohio have been waiting to hear. The Royalton Recorder reached out to local principals for updates on end-of-year school events like prom, commencement, field trips, picnics, special assemblies, and the like. “We are working hard towards providing as many of our traditional senior and end-of-t ....
City sees increase in 2020 deer permits
With the recent close of the deer hunting season, the North Royalton numbers are in. North Royalton Chief of Police Ken Bilinovich reported the 2020-21 season’s update to the Council Safety Committee at their meeting last month. The Ohio Deer Hunting Season for 2020-21, for archery started on September 26, 2020 and concluded on February 7, 2021, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Since the passage of the ordinances several years ago that permit bow hunting of white-tailed deer within the city limits, the number of white-tailed deer has been slowly, but steadily decli ....
Hop to it! Community Easter events are making a return
It’s been more than a year since civic groups have organized and hosted large-scale community events, but that’s about to change. Mark your family calendars for these fun springtime events: • The Royalton Hills Lions will be offering photos with the Easter Bunny from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 20 and 21, at the Memorial Park Pavilion. Everyone in your household is welcome to join in on the fun, pets included, said President Cindy Palmentera. A donation of $5 is requested for your digital photo to be emailed to you. For an additional $5, a family can choose from a 5x7 or 8x10 print. All p ....